Set to start on June 4th 2015, the Hartlepool Festival of Illustration is lead by none other than the university I attend (CCAD). It is predicted to be a major attraction throughout the UK, bringing major names such as Ralph Steadman, Jack Teagal, David Lucas, and many more, to the seaside town of Hartlepool.
The event is composed of many different occurances throughout the first few days, talks from leading artists, workshops (of which I have taken the opportunity to volunteer for), symposiums, and an illustration market. On my course, two students will be given the opportunity to exhibit beside the illustrators displayed in the Festival, which is a great chance that I will be striving to achieve by producing the best work I can as the year nears its end.
For this festival to take place, great amounts of funding have been awarded to CCAD to make it a truly inspiring event - Arts Council England has granted them this funding after taking great excitement in what the course has been up to recently.
This will only boost the cultural improvement of Church Square, which has recently been granted £5.4m for a regeneration as a centre of Hartlepool's rejuvenation. The event will attract people from far and wide, and finally display in full swing just how much of a creative hub the North East is.
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